Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

David M Aller

Paul W Alexander

Patrick Minjeur

Lisa M Simms

Owen Rauch

Zachariah Smith

Siddhant Kansal

Christopher Stephen Flemming

John Joseph Katona

Steven A Kornburger

A vehicle system includes a floor having a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side. The floor includes a plurality of openings. A seat is moveably supported on the floor. The seat includes a frame having a support member. An anchor system is mounted to the support member. The anchor system includes a selectively deployable anchor that secures the seat to the floor through one of the plurality of openings. A thermal control system is disposed in the seat. The thermal control system includes a duct having and inlet and an outlet. The inlet is selectively connectable to a vehicle based fluid supply system.

Thermal control system for variable position seating arrangement

A vehicle seat includes a seat including a seat base and a seatback. A collapsible privacy partition system is arranged adjacent the seat. The collapsible privacy partition system includes a first frame member and a second frame member, and a privacy partition connected to the first frame member and the second frame member. The privacy partition being selectively shiftable between a stowed configuration with the second frame member extending along the first frame member and a deployed configuration with the second frame member extending along the seat base.

Collapsible privacy partition for a vehicle

A selectively repositionable airbag module for a vehicle includes a housing having enclosable side walls defining an interior zone. The enclosable side walls include a support surface. An airbag is arranged in the interior zone. A connector system is mounted at the support surface. The connector system includes one or more connector elements that extend through the support surface to connect the housing to a vehicle floor.

Selectively repositionable airbag module for a vehicle

A seat having a seating area, an interior side bolster disposed on a first side of the seating area, and an exterior side bolster disposed on a second side of the seating area. The exterior side bolster includes an activator slidably disposed within an aperture of the exterior side bolster. The activator adjusts a height of the exterior side bolster based on a position of the activator within the aperture.

Seat bolster activator

A vehicle seat system includes a support surface having a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side. A first seat rail is coupled to the first side of the support surface. A second seat rail is coupled to the first side of the support surface spaced from the first seat rail. A seat member includes a first stanchion moveably supported at the first seat rail, a second stanchion moveably supported at the second seat rail, and a member arranged between the first stanchion and the second stanchion. A magnet is mounted at the second side of the support surface. A levitation controller is operatively connected to the magnet. The levitation controller is activated to drive the magnet to repel the member and raise the first stanchion and the second stanchion relative to corresponding ones of the first seat rail and the second seat rail.

Vehicle including a magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) seat system

A vehicle seat and storage system includes a vehicle seat having a seat base and a seat back extending from the seat base. A storage apparatus is connected to the seat back and is movable from a stowed position against the seat back to an extended position away from the seat back. The storage apparatus is configured to position and secure one or more cargo items. A seat motor is operably connected to the seat. The seat motor is configured to move the seat back from a first position extending upward from the seat base to a second position where the seat back is disposed flat against the seat base.

Integrated accessibility storage system

A vehicle includes a rear deck lid and a rear vehicle seat having a seat portion and a back portion. The back portion of the rear vehicle seat is configured to slide between a first, seating position and a second, intermediate position, and is further configured to articulate between the second, intermediate position and a third, tonneau cover position. When in the third, tonneau cover position, the back portion of the rear vehicle seat is substantially aligned with the rear deck lid, and extends toward a front seat of the vehicle.

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Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, United States of America

David M Aller